Loudy wiggins biography definition
Loudy wiggins biography definition
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Loudy Wiggins
Australian diver
| Born | (1979-07-07) 7 July 1979 (age 45) Haifa |
|---|---|
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)[1] |
| Weight | 97 lb (44 kg; 6.9 st)[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Event(s) | 10m platform, 10m synchro |
Loudy Wiggins (néeTourky) (born 7 July 1979)[3] is an Australian former diver.
She was born in Haifa to Palestinian Christian parents and moved to Australia when she was 3 years old.[citation needed]
Wiggins was a gymnast at the Australian Institute of Sport, then began diving when she was 12 on suggestion from her physiotherapist.[4]
Wiggins competed at her first Olympic Games for Diving when she was 17 years old at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[4] She won bronze in the 10m synchronised platform event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming the first Australian to win an Olympic medal in diving since Dick Eve in 1924 (with Rebecca Gilmore).
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